Nursing
University of Portland
Private · College / university · Catholic · Holy Cross
Prepare for registered nursing through scientific study, practical learning and patient care.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Use the nursing-specific admission guidance to check whether you qualify for first-year or transfer entry.
Your complete timeline
UP accepts nursing students through first-year and transfer routes and combines nursing study with simulated and clinical learning. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
Plan around the schedule
Ask for the schedule and location of clinical placements, not just the university’s class calendar.
Application and selection
Use the nursing-specific admission guidance to check whether you qualify for first-year or transfer entry. Apply through the provider’s program-specific process and confirm the next cohort before paying fees.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Is my nursing place established at admission, and what progression standards must I maintain?
- What is included in the written price, and what would I pay separately?
- What support is available if my work schedule, disability accommodations or family responsibilities affect attendance?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
The nursing degree and authorization to practice are separate. Confirm graduation, NCLEX-RN and state licensing steps before assuming you can start work as an RN.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
Add program-specific fees, books, tools or supplies, exams, prerequisite study, travel and living expenses to the published base below. Your final cost depends on your course plan and financial aid.
Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 full-time fall/spring tuition is $30,500 per semester for 12 or more credits. Professional tuition adds $160 per BSN nursing credit or $110 per engineering/business or nursing public-health-and-wellness credit. Other fees, books, living costs and summer study are additional, before financial aid.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
Open the cost planner →No verified exact-program earnings figure.
This provider is not in the reviewed Oregon Census PSEO institution file. Exact-program graduate earnings have not been verified here; institution-wide or occupational figures would describe a different population.
Historical related-field earnings
$103,823 median annual earnings 4 years after completion, in 2024 dollars.
University of Portland · Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (CIP 51.38) · Bachelor's Degree. Cohort: 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2022 and 2023.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026